SVSA4153 Sweet Corn Hybrid Breeding for Uniform Trait Performance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing corn breeding methods struggle to produce uniform hybrid plants with desirable traits such as herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, and modified carbohydrate metabolism, often resulting in unpredictable performance due to genetic non-uniformity.

Innovation Solution

Development of corn hybrid SVSA4153 and its parent lines SHY-6S18-1204GH and SYW-6S16-6197KL, incorporating specific genetic loci through backcrossing or genetic engineering to introduce traits like herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, and modified carbohydrate metabolism, ensuring a homogeneous seed population and consistent performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then genetic diversity is increased, but uniformity of hybrid plants deteriorates resulting in unpredictable performance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoiduniformity of hybrid plants
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: developing homozygous inbred parent lines through multiple generations of self-pollination, then crossing these standardized parents to produce uniform F1 hybrids. This segmentation allows genetic diversity to be captured in the parent lines while ensuring uniformity in the commercial hybrid progeny.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Homozygous inbred parent lines are developed in advance through extensive self-pollination and selection before the hybrid crossing stage. This preliminary action ensures that both parents have fixed, uniform genotypes, which guarantees uniform F1 hybrid performance while still allowing for genetic diversity in the final hybrid combination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple generations of selfing and selection are performed to develop inbred lines, then uniformity of parent lines is improved, but breeding time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity of inbred linesVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The inbred lines are developed through self-pollination, where the plants serve their own breeding needs without requiring external pollinators or complex intervention. This self-service mechanism naturally progresses toward homozygosity and uniformity over generations, reducing the need for continuous human intervention while maintaining breeding efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If homozygous inbred plants are crossed to produce uniform hybrids, then performance consistency is improved, but genetic adaptability may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance consistencyVSAvoidgenetic adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding system applies different genetic strategies to different components: highly homozygous and uniform genetics are applied to the parent inbred lines to ensure reliability, while the F1 hybrid combines these standardized parents to achieve both uniformity and enhanced genetic vigor. Each component has optimized genetic properties appropriate to its function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12389858B2Sweet corn hybrid SVSA4153 and parents thereof
Publication Date: 2025.08.19 SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS INC

AI summary

The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSA4153 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSA4153 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.